This 1899 Victoria gold sovereign was minted at The Royal Mint in London. Struck in 22 carat fineness, this gold coin features the veiled (widow) head obverse and the St George and the Dragon reverse.
As British legal currency, this coin is exempt from capital gains tax.
Photographs shown may not be the actual coin and may differ in terms of grade, die numbers, design flaws and other minor details.
There were four different mints producing sovereigns in 1899; The Royal Mint in London, the Australian branch mints in Melbourne and Sydney and for the first time, the Perth mint.
7,515,978 British sovereigns were issued by The Royal Mint in London in 1899. These circulation coins have a nominal value of one pound.
This portrait by Thomas Brock is known as the Old Head, the Veiled Head or the Widow Head.
Thomas Brock designed the veiled head portrait of Queen Victoria. It appeared on coins from 1887 until 1901.
The coin features the St George and the Dragon design on the reverse. This is one of two main reverse sovereign designs seen during Victoria's reign, the other being the shield reverse. The St George and the Dragon reverse was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci and first appeared on the coins in 1817.
Diameter | 22.05mm |
Weight | 7.9881g |
Alloy | 22 carat gold |
Fineness | 0.9167 |
Actual Gold Weight | 0.2354 troy oz |
Obverse Designer | Thomas Brock |
Reverse Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Mint | London |
Mintage | 7,515,978 |
Finish | Uncirculated |
Obverse Grade | Reverse Grade | Price | Availability | |
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EF | EF | £723.35 | In Stock | |
aEF | aEF | £693.25 | In Stock | |
gVF | gVF | £670.65 | In Stock | |
VF | VF | £595.01 | In Stock |
Date | Obverse | Reverse | Price |
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01 April 2019 | EF | EF | £447.29 |
10 June 2019 | aEF | aEF | £432.78 |
08 April 2024 | aEF | aEF | £676.68 |
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